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pulsotype

pulsotype noun: any distinct strain of bacteria separated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

Noun

pulsotype (plural pulsotypes)

  1. Any distinct strain of bacteria separated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
    • Isolates with indistinguishable profiles were attributed with a pulsotype named by a capital letter (A to H).2015 July 16, “An Update of the Evolving Epidemic of bla KPC Carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae in Sicily, Italy, 2014: Emergence of Multiple Non-ST258 Clones”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    pulsovar

Verb

pulsotype (third-person singular simple present pulsotypes, present participle pulsotyping, simple past and past participle pulsotyped)

  1. To separate such strains

Synonyms of pulsotype

Forms of pulsotype

Noun
pluralpulsotypes
Verb
third-person singular presentpulsotypes
present participlepulsotyping
past participlepulsotyped
pastpulsotyped

Origin of pulsotype

From pulso- + type.

Words formed from pulsotype

Questions about pulsotype

What does pulsotype mean?
Pulsotype means any distinct strain of bacteria separated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
What part of speech is pulsotype?
Pulsotype can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of pulsotype?
The plural of pulsotype is pulsotypes.

Words near pulsotype in the dictionary

  1. pulsology
  2. pulsometer
  3. pulsometers
  4. pulsosubtype
  5. pulsosubtypes
  6. pulsotype
  7. pulsotyped
  8. pulsotypes
  9. pulsotyping
  10. pulsovar
  11. pulsovars

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